Rollins students prepare NASA patents for takeoff
Coeds prep patents
Rollins students got to commercialize and develop patent-pending NASA-developed technologies.
Orange, Seminole schools increase police
New program
Just before 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays, there’s a changing of the guard in Mrs. Miles’ fifth grade classroom. She moves out, and Deputy Adam Brewster moves in.
UCF turns 50 years old
University growth boom
UCF celebrates half a century of educating and making history.
In search of the $10K bachelor’s
$10K for a degree?
Seven state colleges in Florida take the Governor’s $10,000 Degree Challenge.
Maitland celebrates International Walk To School Day in style
Students walk to school
Students at Dommerich Elementary School and Maitland Middle School observed International Walk to School Day by using alternative means to get to school on Oct. 3.
Maximize learning this coming school year
We were all amazed at the results: they were ready to learn, loved learning, engaged more easily and test scores improved.
Free supplies for teachers
National program provides free school supplies for teachers in their classrooms.
Jewish Academy brings different faiths together
Jewish Academy program
Jewish Academy of Orlando hosted two local schools in a program that helps build bridges between religion and ethnicity on Feb. 7.
Higher education’s true role
Second Nature comes to Rollins
Higher education’s true role: creating a healthy, just and sustainable society
Winter Park and Edgewater are A schools
A for Winter Park
Orange County high schools see highest accountability grades in history, with Winter Park and Edgewater at the head of the class.
Helping homeless students
$3K raised so far
Dommerich's homeless student problem is not isolated. More than 3,000 students have been reported as homeless in Orange County and officials fear it's much more than that.
Healthy habits for preschool
Grant targets day cares
With the help of a grant from Winter Park Health Foundation, Nemours will be expanding its obesity prevention initiative to 14 more area preschools.
Vaccines remain key to disease prevention
Meningitis strikes preteens and teens more than most other age groups, and the consequences can be devastating.
Library debuts community-learning center
New center unveiled
The new center will enrich the library’s current programming to include classes such as cultural cooking, nutrition, everyday finance, science fiction and astronomy.
Compassion is an important lesson to learn, both in and out of school
Most important lesson
To help a child experience and understand compassion is key.
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